Publications

The political left believed the crisis of neoliberalism would play into its
hands. The opposite has proved to be the case. No new variety of capitalism has
emerged to fill the void and left-of-centre parties have lost a devastating run
of European elections.

The centre-left faces a public policy trilemma. It must respond adequately to the economic crisis to be seen as competent, itmust address the established themes in public opinion to be electable, and itmust develop generous and inclusive policies, to be progressive.

This new Policy Network publication marks a serious attempt to break
free from the damaging polarisation of the eurozone crisis and identify common ground where
sensible economics and political reality can join forces.

In the Black Labour: Why fiscal conservatism and social justice go hand-in-hand
is a new Policy Network discussion paper which aims to start a debate
in the Labour movement on how to achieve fiscal sustainability.

This paper re-visits the debate about the EU’s alleged, perceived or
real “democratic deficit”. It does so by looking both at the changing
space for EU politics and how political parties, both on the left and
right, need to adapt in order to provide meaningful choices vis-à-vis
European integration.

This pamphlet is the sequel, one year on, to Southern Discomfort Again, a study which sought to address the crippling weakness that Labour now faces in Southern England after its catastrophic 2010 election defeat.

The left’s internal heterogeneity, persistent self-doubt, and, above all, the absence of a clear line of reasoning about the power and purpose of European integration have so far impeded a stronger social democratic imprint on the European project.

Major new publication on how Europe's centre-left parties can return as forces of social and economic progress.How should we redefine social progress in the era to come, and what are the implications for our social models, societal vision and the direction of welfare reform?

This paper outlines how Brazil has pursued its own path to development
in recent years, highlighting the key challenges and dilemmas that the
country now faces with regards to its economic, social and foreign
policies.